2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball

WCC Regular Season Co-Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
2010–11 record	25–9 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett
Assistant coach	Rick Croy
Assistant coach	Eran Ganot
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion

{{2010–11 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings}} The 2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's tenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 25–9, 11–3 in WCC play to tie with Gonzaga for the regular season conference title. They advanced to the championship game of the 2011 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Gonzaga. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Gaels earned an automatic bid in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they were upset in the first round by Kent State.

Roster

Source^[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Jorden Page	6'1"	180	G	So.	Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia	AIS
3	Mitchell Young	6'9"	235	F	So.	Logan, Queensland, Australia	AIS
4	Matthew Dellavedova	6'4"	190	G	So.	Maryborough, Victoria, Australia	AIS
5	Eividas Petrulis	6'7"	210	F	Fr.	Vilnius, Lithuania	Sarunas Marciulionis Academy
00	Brad Waldow	6'9"	250	F	Fr.	Shingle Springs, CA, U.S.	Ponderosa High
10	Zach Sanchez	6'1"	175	G	Fr.	Bonita, CA, U.S.	Bonita Vista High
11	Clint Steindl	6'7"	195	F	Jr.	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	AIS
12	Tim Harris	6'3"	200	F	RFr.	San Jose, CA, U.S.	Valley Christian HS
14	Stephen Holt	6'4"	195	G	Fr.	Portland, OR, U.S.	Jesuit High School
15	Beau Levesque	6'6"	220	F	So.	Lafayette, CA, U.S.	De La Salle HS
22	Rob Jones	6'6"	240	F	RJr.	San Francisco, CA, U.S.	Archbishop Riordan San Diego
23	Paul McCoy	5'11"	175	G	Jr.	Portland, OR, U.S.	Grant HS SMU
25	Tim Williams	6'9"	235	F	RSo.	Antioch, CA, U.S.	Antioch HS
30	Kenton Walker II	6'9"	240	F	RJr.	San Diego, CA, U.S.	Scripps Ranch HS Creighton
32	Mickey McConnell	6'0"	190	G	Sr.	Mesa, AZ, U.S.	Dobson HS
40	Phil Benson	6'8"	230	F	RSr.	Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.	Horizon HS Canisius

Schedule and results

Source^[2]

All times are Pacific

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/12/2010*		College of Idaho	W 86–42	1–0	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
11/16/2010*		St. John's	W 76–71	2–0	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
11/18/2010*		Point Loma	W 101–69	3–0	McKeon Pavilion (2,266)
11/21/2010*		Mississippi Valley State	W 87–52	4–0	McKeon Pavilion (2,736)
11/23/2010*		Chicago State (South Padre Island Invitational)	W 121–52	5–0	McKeon Pavilion (3,050)
11/26/2010*		vs. Texas Tech (South Padre Island Invitational)	W 88–68	6–0	South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,100)
11/17/2010*		vs. #23 BYU (South Padre Island Invitational)	L 73–74	6–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,300)
12/1/2010*		at #17 San Diego State	L 55–69	6–2	Viejas Arena (12,414)
12/8/2010*		Denver	W 77–47	7–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,662)
12/14/2010*		UC Riverside	W 75–56	8–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,551)
12/18/2010*		vs. Long Beach State (Wooden Classic)	W 82–74	9–2	Honda Center (3,506)
12/23/2010*		at New Mexico State	W 73–53	10–2	Pan American Center (5,681)
12/29/2010*		vs. Mississippi State (Shamrock Shootout)	W 94–72	11–2	Orleans Arena (1,231)
12/31/2010*		Hartford	W 87–63	12–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,996)
1/6/2011		at Loyola Marymount	W 98–75	13–2 (1–0)	Gersten Pavilion (2,040)
1/8/2011		at Pepperdine	W 85–60	14–2 (2–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,424)
1/13/2011		San Francisco	W 71–57	15–2 (3–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
1/15/2011		Santa Clara	W 84–59	16–2 (4–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
1/19/2011	#22	San Diego	W 67–56	17–2 (5–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
1/22/2011*	#22	at Vanderbilt	L 70–89	17–3 (5–0)	Memorial Gym (14,316)
1/27/2011		at Gonzaga	W 73–71	18–3 (6–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
1/29/2011		at Portland	L 70–85	18–4 (6–1)	Chiles Center (3,833)
2/3/2011		Pepperdine	W 79–71	19–4 (7–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
2/5/2011		Loyola Marymount	W 79–70	20–4 (8–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
2/10/2011		at Santa Clara	W 65–59	21–4 (9–1)	Leavey Center (3,587)
2/12/2011		at San Francisco	W 86–68	22–4 (10–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500)
2/16/2011		at San Diego	L 66–74	22–5 (10–2)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,794)
2/19/2011*		#25 Utah State (ESPNU BracketBuster)	L 65–75	22–6 (10–2)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
2/24/2011		Gonzaga	L 85–89 ^OT	22–7 (10–3)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
2/26/2011		Portland	W 83–69	23–7 (11–3)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
West Coast Conference Tournament
3/6/2011		vs. Santa Clara (Semi-Finals)	W 73–64	24–7	Orleans Arena (7,489)
3/7/2011		vs. Gonzaga (Championship Game)	L 63–75	24–8	Orleans Arena (7,186)
Regular Season (game added on 2/21/11)^[3]
3/11/2011*		Weber State	W 77–54	25–8	McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
2011 NIT
3/15/2011*		Kent State (First Round)	L 70–71	25–9	McKeon Pavilion (2,443)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ http://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12536&SPSID=101618
↑ "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
↑ http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101619&SPID=12536&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=205100966

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